Catatonia is a rare condition that can occur in developmental disorders, but it is more frequently seen in schizophrenia. Recently, a high prevalence of cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities including the detection of antineuronal autoantibodies has been observed in psychotic patients. Among these autoimmune encephalopathies associated with a psychiatric condition, a great deal of attention has been paid to anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) encephalitis, which may present, among other things, symptoms such as catatonia, which therefore imposes a differential diagnosis with respect to the early psychosis. The aim of our study was to describe the clinical characteristics of 4 cases with catatonic symptoms to understand the differences between the psychotic symptoms due to a type of encephalitis anti-NMDAr and the psychotic symptoms without anti-NMDAr.

Catatonia in Adolescence: First Onset Psychosis or Anti-NMDAr Encephalitis? / Averna, Roberto; Battaglia, Claudia; Labonia, Milena; Riccioni, Assia; Vicari, Stefano. - In: CLINICAL NEUROPHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0362-5664. - (2019). [10.1097/WNF.0000000000000348]

Catatonia in Adolescence: First Onset Psychosis or Anti-NMDAr Encephalitis?

Claudia Battaglia
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2019

Abstract

Catatonia is a rare condition that can occur in developmental disorders, but it is more frequently seen in schizophrenia. Recently, a high prevalence of cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities including the detection of antineuronal autoantibodies has been observed in psychotic patients. Among these autoimmune encephalopathies associated with a psychiatric condition, a great deal of attention has been paid to anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) encephalitis, which may present, among other things, symptoms such as catatonia, which therefore imposes a differential diagnosis with respect to the early psychosis. The aim of our study was to describe the clinical characteristics of 4 cases with catatonic symptoms to understand the differences between the psychotic symptoms due to a type of encephalitis anti-NMDAr and the psychotic symptoms without anti-NMDAr.
2019
adolescence psychosis encephalitis
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Catatonia in Adolescence: First Onset Psychosis or Anti-NMDAr Encephalitis? / Averna, Roberto; Battaglia, Claudia; Labonia, Milena; Riccioni, Assia; Vicari, Stefano. - In: CLINICAL NEUROPHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0362-5664. - (2019). [10.1097/WNF.0000000000000348]
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